Post by skytroll on Aug 4, 2008 13:21:35 GMT -5
Was this the last chance we had to make a comment?
" Time Extension for B.t. Corn and B.t. Cotton Plant-Pesticides Expiring Registrations; Registration Process and Public Participation Opportunity
[Federal Register: August 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 48701-48705]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09au00-66]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30010; FRL-6598-5]
Time Extension for B.t. Corn and B.t. Cotton Plant-Pesticides
Expiring Registrations; Registration Process and Public Participation
Opportunity
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is currently engaged in a comprehensive reassessment of
the time-limited registrations for all existing Bacillus thuringiensis
(B.t.) corn and cotton plant-pesticides. This reassessment has been
designed to assure that the decisions on the renewal of these
registrations are based on the most current health and ecological data
(including recently reviewed non-target impact data), and incorporates
recommendations made by the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). The
reassessment process has also been designed to assure maximum
transparency of the decision making process. In addition to
consideration of recommendations made by the SAP, this reassessment
will be guided by the findings of the 1999 National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) report on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants and the
findings of the recently announced Administration-wide biotechnology
review led jointly by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and
the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This CEQ/OSTP
review is focused on the existing federal regulatory review structures
to assess and regulate the environmental impacts of products of
biotechnology. It is EPA's intention to extend the existing B.t. corn
and cotton registrations until September 30, 2001. If not extended,
these registrations will expire in April and January of 2001,
respectively. EPA believes that in order to bring the results of all of
the aforementioned activities to bear on our final assessment and
renewal decisions, the additional time gained by extending the current
registrations is necessary. EPA has strengthened resistance management
requirements for both corn and cotton in the past year and believes
these strengthened requirements, along with the original registration
conditions, are more than adequate to be protective during the
extension period. This notice sets forth the process that EPA intends
to follow to reach regulatory decisions on the B.t. corn and B.t.
cotton expiring registrations and extension of the existing B.t.
product registrations. It also provides information on EPA's plans for
[[Page 48702]]
finalizing core components of the Plant-Pesticides Rule, that was
proposed on November 23, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Hutton, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8260; fax number:
(703) 308-7026; e-mail address: hutton.phil@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to manufacturers/producers, distributors,
users, and other persons interested in the registrations listed below.
This action may also be of interest to other persons who have an
interest in the registration and/or the use of B.t. corn and B.t.
cotton plant-pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Since other entities may also be interested,
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that
may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
B. Affected EPA Plant-Pesticides and Registrations
EPA plant-pesticides and registrations affected by the time
extensions and reassessments are listed below.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPA Product
Plant-Pesticide EPA Registration Chemistry Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Novartis Seeds 006458
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 66736-1
material necessary for its Mycogen Corp.
production (Plasmid Vector 68467-1.
pCIB4431) in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Novartis Seeds 006444
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 67979-1
material necessary for its Novartis Seeds
production (Plasmid Vector 65268-1.
pZ01502) in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Monsanto Crop. 524- 006430
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 489
material necessary for its
production in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis Aventis 264-669 006466
subspecies tolworthi Cry9C
protein and the genetic
material necessary for its
production in corn
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki Monsanto Corp. 524- 006445
Delta-endotoxin as produced by 478
the CryIA(c) gene and its
controlling sequences as
expressed in cotton.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
C. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain
other related documents (including copies of EPA's fact sheets on each
registered B.t. plant-pesticide, workshop proceedings on resistance
management, EPA technical papers on regulation of agricultural
biotechnology including resistance management for B.t. plant-
pesticides, ecological effects data requirements for protein plant-
pesticides, allergenicity and health effects for protein plant-
pesticides, and Scientific Advisory Panel reports from the EPA's
Biopesticide Internet Home Page at www.epa.gov/pesticides/
biopesticides and from the EPA's Scientific Advisory Panel Home Page at
www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap). To access this document, on the Home
Page select ``Laws and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for
this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.''
You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2000/August/Day-09/p20174.htm
I think a relook at the pesticides, herbicides, and reengineered
pests, might shed more light. If this is now in the soil, then
where else could it have come from? Aerosols worldwide?
and cross contaminations?
The above was in 2000.
By now is spread everywhere?
But what are they made of?
Skytroll
" Time Extension for B.t. Corn and B.t. Cotton Plant-Pesticides Expiring Registrations; Registration Process and Public Participation Opportunity
[Federal Register: August 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 48701-48705]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09au00-66]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30010; FRL-6598-5]
Time Extension for B.t. Corn and B.t. Cotton Plant-Pesticides
Expiring Registrations; Registration Process and Public Participation
Opportunity
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA is currently engaged in a comprehensive reassessment of
the time-limited registrations for all existing Bacillus thuringiensis
(B.t.) corn and cotton plant-pesticides. This reassessment has been
designed to assure that the decisions on the renewal of these
registrations are based on the most current health and ecological data
(including recently reviewed non-target impact data), and incorporates
recommendations made by the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). The
reassessment process has also been designed to assure maximum
transparency of the decision making process. In addition to
consideration of recommendations made by the SAP, this reassessment
will be guided by the findings of the 1999 National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) report on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants and the
findings of the recently announced Administration-wide biotechnology
review led jointly by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and
the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This CEQ/OSTP
review is focused on the existing federal regulatory review structures
to assess and regulate the environmental impacts of products of
biotechnology. It is EPA's intention to extend the existing B.t. corn
and cotton registrations until September 30, 2001. If not extended,
these registrations will expire in April and January of 2001,
respectively. EPA believes that in order to bring the results of all of
the aforementioned activities to bear on our final assessment and
renewal decisions, the additional time gained by extending the current
registrations is necessary. EPA has strengthened resistance management
requirements for both corn and cotton in the past year and believes
these strengthened requirements, along with the original registration
conditions, are more than adequate to be protective during the
extension period. This notice sets forth the process that EPA intends
to follow to reach regulatory decisions on the B.t. corn and B.t.
cotton expiring registrations and extension of the existing B.t.
product registrations. It also provides information on EPA's plans for
[[Page 48702]]
finalizing core components of the Plant-Pesticides Rule, that was
proposed on November 23, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Hutton, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8260; fax number:
(703) 308-7026; e-mail address: hutton.phil@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to manufacturers/producers, distributors,
users, and other persons interested in the registrations listed below.
This action may also be of interest to other persons who have an
interest in the registration and/or the use of B.t. corn and B.t.
cotton plant-pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Since other entities may also be interested,
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that
may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
B. Affected EPA Plant-Pesticides and Registrations
EPA plant-pesticides and registrations affected by the time
extensions and reassessments are listed below.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPA Product
Plant-Pesticide EPA Registration Chemistry Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Novartis Seeds 006458
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 66736-1
material necessary for its Mycogen Corp.
production (Plasmid Vector 68467-1.
pCIB4431) in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Novartis Seeds 006444
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 67979-1
material necessary for its Novartis Seeds
production (Plasmid Vector 65268-1.
pZ01502) in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) Monsanto Crop. 524- 006430
Delta-endotoxin and the genetic 489
material necessary for its
production in corn.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis Aventis 264-669 006466
subspecies tolworthi Cry9C
protein and the genetic
material necessary for its
production in corn
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki Monsanto Corp. 524- 006445
Delta-endotoxin as produced by 478
the CryIA(c) gene and its
controlling sequences as
expressed in cotton.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
C. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain
other related documents (including copies of EPA's fact sheets on each
registered B.t. plant-pesticide, workshop proceedings on resistance
management, EPA technical papers on regulation of agricultural
biotechnology including resistance management for B.t. plant-
pesticides, ecological effects data requirements for protein plant-
pesticides, allergenicity and health effects for protein plant-
pesticides, and Scientific Advisory Panel reports from the EPA's
Biopesticide Internet Home Page at www.epa.gov/pesticides/
biopesticides and from the EPA's Scientific Advisory Panel Home Page at
www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap). To access this document, on the Home
Page select ``Laws and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for
this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.''
You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2000/August/Day-09/p20174.htm
I think a relook at the pesticides, herbicides, and reengineered
pests, might shed more light. If this is now in the soil, then
where else could it have come from? Aerosols worldwide?
and cross contaminations?
The above was in 2000.
By now is spread everywhere?
But what are they made of?
Skytroll